Nigeria: Islamic New Year - Sokoto, Jigawa Declare Today Public Holiday

22 September 2017

Sokoto and Dutse — The Sokoto and Jigawa state governments have declared today as public holiday to commemorate the Islamic New Year 1439.

In Sokoto, Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal's spokesman, Malam Imam Imam, said in a statement, "The government enjoins the people to use the period of the holiday to pray for the nation and especially for President Muhammadu Buhari."

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